The Max Level Hero Has Returned!
chapter-181

For a moment, silence blanketed the entire area. This was no surprise. Perserque’s existence was not that widely known in the world, so there was a high chance that they truly did not know much about her.

“Co… Cough!”

However, just because they knew and understood something did not mean that everything would work out for them.

Davey tried to contain his laughter by shutting his mouth completely. On the other hand, the former Demon Lord, the one involved in the matter, was already laughing loudly, with tears forming at the corners of her eyes.

Davey still could not believe that the World Tree was trying to resurrect Demon Lord Perserque. They appeared to believe that as long as the Demon Lord, someone filled with hatred, was awakened to the world, the entire continent would be bathed in a sea of blood.

‘Are you truly filled with hatred?’

—Kyahahahahaha!!!

But since Perserque was not visible, all Yggdrasil could see was Davey trying to hold in his laughter.

[Is there something funny about what I said?]

“No, everything’s fine. My answer remains the same. I refuse. Yuria is already a resident of Heins Territory. It’s none of my business whatever it is you want to do with the Demon Lord.”

Besides, even if Perserque was resurrected now, she was not restricted to whatever they wanted to do. She did not even have any reason or justification to wage war in the world.

After giving an answer to Yggdrasil, Davey flicked his finger and released the illusion magic that he had cast on the ancient guards earlier on.

“Gasp!”

“Urgh! Ha… Ha…”

As they gasped and moaned in pain, a voice rang in their ears.

“Come at me if you want to find her. If you remain stubborn and don’t have any room for compromise, all that’s left for us is to engage in barbaric acts and get into armed conflict.”

From Davey’s point of view, if there was no room for negotiation between hostile factions and neither side could compromise, then there was only one answer. The result would be quite bittersweet, but there was no reason for Davey to hesitate, especially if he already knew the outcome.

[Why can’t you just go along with the trend and follow the times? Can you even handle the anger of Demon Lord Perserque, someone who is known as the supreme evil?]

“From the beginning, you already expected such results. So…why are you wagging that long tongue of yours?”

What Davey said next was how he truly felt.

—This again?

Perserque sounded fed up with Davey and just ignored him as usual.

“If you’re scared, then why don’t you just go and die?”

Meanwhile, the ancient guards, with tears and drool dripping down their faces, continued to gasp. They looked like they had not yet escaped the terrible darkness and fear that Davey had shown them. If they did not have the force and the power in their bodies supporting them, they would have already run away from the terrible situation, a situation where they were not even allowed to breathe.

Inside the darkness, where everything had been taken away from them, the only thing that they could rely on were their senses. There weren’t that many people, especially those who were only given an ordinary human’s body and abilities, that could hold onto their sanity if they were suddenly dropped in a dark and unknown labyrinth and left running away from monsters with chainsaws in their hands.

Because of that, the ancient guards looked completely helpless. They could not even stand up; they just kept gasping to try and catch their breaths. They looked completely different from when they had attacked Aina Helishana earlier.

Clap!

At that moment, the incarnation of World Tree Yggdrasil, who had been silent up until this moment, clapped her hands once.

“Urgh?!”

“Hngh!”

The panicked and flustered ancient guards turned to look at Yggdrasil with bulging eyes. They still trembled from the fear and terror that they had experienced, but the alertness and clarity had started to return to their eyes. From what it looked like, they were starting to escape from the total and complete panic from earlier.

[My children, I’m sorry. This is because your mother is too lacking, I can’t persuade that human child.]

Yggdrasil’s words only had one simple meaning.

“Kgghk… ugh…”

The ancient guards, who were panting as they faced Yggdrasil, turned to look at Davey and quickly stood up as if they had finally returned to their senses. They drew their weapons and moved to surround Davey as if they were keeping him in check.

As they tried to stop trembling, the ancient guards glared at Davey, showing both fear and hostility in their eyes. They were looking at him in doubt, wondering if he was truly the one who had done all that to them.

[I don’t know if I can kill you right away, but one thing is for sure: you won’t have it easy. You will definitely suffer.]

As Yggdrasil’s calm voice echoed in the area, a green stream of energy floated from her and gathered around the elves.

This was the World Tree’s Blessing, and only one result could come from this. The still-trembling elves, the very same elves who hadn’t completely escaped from the terror earlier on, took a deep breath and aimed their weapons at Davey. From what it looked like, they finally realized that Davey was the cause of all of their suffering.

The weapons in the ancient guards’ hands were different from ordinary arrows. These arrows were embedded with spirit stones. Judging by firepower alone, the elves in front of Davey were very determined to kill him.

“Human… You dare to make a fool out of us? You will pay for your sins,” one of the male elves declared. He had a murderous glint in his glare as he pointed his rapier at Davey.

Davey, however, just grabbed the rapier, pulled it away from the elf, pointed it at him, and murmured, “Since I don’t have my weapons with me, I’ll borrow this for a moment.”

The elf was immediately flustered. He drew the dagger on his waist the moment he realized that his weapon was gone and took some distance from Davey. It seemed like the elf was a master-class existence for a reason.

“How dare you… How dare you use our elven weapon?! A mere human like you?!”

“Since when did the rapier become exclusive to the elves? I did not release the magic I cast on you just to hear that tongue of yours make some absurd joke,” Davey said. He thought that he should take this opportunity to release his stress. Since he was very annoyed, his first blow naturally caught the leader-like figure among them.

A rapier was truly a perfect weapon for those who had weaker muscle strength but great speed. It was the perfect fit for the elves, who had lower muscle mass compared to humans but were very flexible. However, it was quite ironic—the one who had created the rapier was a human, but it was the elves who had explored the weapon in-depth and devised new ways to use it.

For the elves who were unaware of the truth about the past, it had to be an eyesore to see Davey strutting around in their front yard and using the weapon that they were proud of, especially since they had just suffered from Davey’s spell just now. However, these idiots had completely forgotten who Davey was and what he was capable of.

Actually, Davey could understand their overflowing pride. Even if they looked like that, they were still the best of the best in the Divine Tree. Unfortunately for them, their opponent was much stronger.

All Davey did was thrust forward from a slightly crouched position. In truth, he did not really have much skill to show when it came to the rapier. He was not familiar with using a thrust-oriented weapon. However, that did not matter. In the end, a sword was a weapon. And when it came to weapons, the most efficient way to kill a person was inevitably the same. All Davey needed to do was to stab, cut, and slash.

“How dare someone like you pick up a rapier to fight against me? I have been dealing with a rapier my entire life!”

“Don’t even think of stopping me.” Davey opened his eyes slowly. His voice was calm and serene as he said, “You can try, but it’s futile.”

[Demonic Sword 28th Form.]

[Fiendish Rakshasa.]

All Davey did was simply lunge forward, but the tip of his rapier was headed straight toward the gap in his opponent’s defenses. If the elves wanted to block such a fast thrust, they had to be capable of discerning even the most minute shift in his movement.

“Ha!” The Ancient Guard who was at the vanguard and rushing toward where Davey was immediately raised the metal shield on his wrist and snorted. However, the price that he had to pay for ignoring Davey’s warning would definitely not be light.

“Don’t stop me.”

Clang!!!

A loud clang reverberated in the area the moment Davey’s left foot made contact with the ground. It was as if iron clashed with iron. At the same time, a bright light flashed.

Without the elf even realizing it, Davey had stabbed him in the pit of the stomach, the middle of the forehead, and the solar plexus. The elf still charged forward, not realizing that he was already dead, but in spite of its momentum, his charge failed to reach Davey...

“Cap… Captain Solar!!!”

“Damn bastard!!!”

The elves could not even see what had hit their comrade, but seeing the collapsed elf in front of them made their fury rise, which in turn clouded their judgment. The remaining elves all lunged at Davey, wanting to pierce him right through.

It did not matter how excellent the World Tree’s recovery ability, an ability that was limited to the elves, was. In this situation, her recovery and healing ability would not be of much help at all. After all, Yggdrasil did not have the power to save an already dead elf.

One of the elves aimed at Davey’s throat with his rapier as he charged forward. Seeing that attack, Davey decided to skip dodging and blocking. He just thrust forward and dug through that elf’s weakness.

[Devil Ylgr’s Suppression]

[Total Destruction]

Crack!!!

—Ugh… I’m just watching, but I can also feel the girl’s pain.

Davey had slammed his head against a girl’s forehead. It was so loud that it sounded like the girl’s skull had broken apart.

Crack, crack!!!

With the eerie sound of bones breaking, another elf had collapsed. Perhaps it was because Davey’s force far exceeded what they had expected. The last elf that tried to attack Davey head on panicked and tried to flee. However, Davey had already caught him.

Crack, crack!!! Crack, crack!!!

“Keuaaaaaaaack!!!” The elf screamed desperately as Davey dislocated his shoulder and broke his ribs.

However, Davey did not kill the elf. He lifted the elf that he had easily overpowered and blocked the projectile flying straight at him.

Stab!!!

With a bone-chilling sound, the arrow that contained the power of the spirit pierced through the elf’s forehead. The elf was turned into a meat shield, and the arrow burst out from the back of his head.

The arrow that contained a spirit stone had been aiming for Davey’s navel. But instead of hitting their enemy, it had struck their comrade. The sharp arrowhead not only had pierced through the elf’s head but was also close to piercing through Davey’s as well. However, it stopped right before his nose.

“Kyaaaack! Men… Menvee! No!!!” The elven woman who was holding the bow screamed. Her eyes widened in shock. Perhaps it was because she had shot her colleague instead of Davey, but she lost her composure completely. She screamed, “Damn you! You bastard!!! Monster!!!”

On the other hand, the other elf in charge of the rear immediately widened the distance between him and Davey, pulling the string of his bow tightly. It seemed like he had finally realized the situation that they were in.

“The rapier is quite light.”

“Urk?!”

“That’s why it’s perfect for throwing too. Remember that well and make sure to practice it in your next life.”

Stab!!!

The elf could not even finish the attack even after nocking two arrows on his bow. That was because Davey had already blasted a hole in his head and killed him.

In the end, the only elf left was the one still reeling from shock after killing her own comrade. The woman was a master-class being and someone who had signed a contract with a high-ranking spirit. However, that did not matter at all. After all, all four of her colleagues, including herself, had suffered under the hands of Davey. They could not even do anything to him.

And their only ally, the World Tree? She could not even help the elves at all, especially with Spirit King Gnoass standing by the side. In fact, the elves should have known from the very first time they heard that a human had summoned a Spirit King. From what it looked like, the woman also just had a realization, her expression visibly darkening and her body slumping down.

Davey approached the elf.

“…”

The emotions that flashed through the elf’s face was that of terror, confusion, and shame. As Davey came closer and closer to her, she…wet the pants hidden under her blue ancient guard uniform. The woman looked quite pitiful as she looked up at Davey with her eyes wide open and her lips trembling.

Unfortunately, Davey had never intended to keep her alive. That was why he was going to use dark magic.

The woman’s eyes slowly turned from Davey’s face to his hands that were gathering mana silently. Then, she gritted her teeth so hard that she could not even articulate words properly. “This… This is a lie…”

No matter the race, anyone would go through the same five stages of reaction when witnessing something unbelievable. The elves were no exception.

“This is completely impossible!!! There’s no way such a monster exists!!!”

“I’ll make sure to send you off swiftly and painlessly.”

The first reaction was to completely deny all of the facts that were clearly in front of their eyes.

Thump!!!